Jim Harbaugh called Michigan to inform the school that, despite interviewing with the Minnesota Vikings on Wednesday, he will be returning to the school for the 2022 season, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Michigan was, in the words of one source, “elated” to get Harbaugh’s decision. Harbaugh told athletic director Warde Manuel that this would not be a re-occurring issue and that he would be staying at Michigan as long as the school wants him, sources said.
Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell has emerged as the favorite to become the head coach in Minnesota, sources told Schefter and ESPN’s Dan Graziano.
Harbaugh did not receive an offer from the Vikings before he left, a source told ESPN’s Courtney Cronin.
Harbaugh, 58, interviewed with the Vikings in Eagan, Minnesota, on college football’s national signing day. Michigan has the No. 8-ranked recruiting class,…
